How can I copy a DVD to a VHS tape ?

Question

I bought a dvd for my kids, but they are fighting over it. I tried to copy it to a VHS tape, but it came out with a red haze. My computer is not an option, it's an old dell.

Answer 1

Someone already suggested the TV output of the DVD player into the Antenna input of the VCR. Since many DVD players don't have a TV output, here is another option.

Connect the video output of the DVD player into the video input of the VCR. Connect the two audio outputs of the DVD player into the two audio inputs of the VCR. Almost all DVD players and VCRs have those.

True, it will not get around SOME copy protection, but it will get around some. True, the quality will be less. False, about the length of time issue.

A single DVD movie is typically 1 1/2 to 2 hours. A typical VHS tape is 2 hours in the high quality mode. That is a match. The tape will do 4 hours in the low quality mode. There are also tapes that are 6 hours in low quality and a bit over 2 hours in high.

You can't get all the extras from the DVD, nor do you get the menus. It is worth a try. Then again, for $15 USD, why not just get another DVD.

Answer 2

Depends a lot on the DVD outputs and the VHS inputs. Does your DVD player have antenna (coax) output for the TV? Connect this to the VHS antenna input so the VHS player thinks it's looking at a cable signal. I bet you've already tried this. The poor image you are seeing is due to the copy protect scheme. They don't want you to make VHS copies of the DVD movie so they minimize the signal out. It's enough for the TV but not enough for the VHS input or something like that.

Ultimately you will be very unhappy with the copy quality of your movie collection. You will also quickly miss the crisp DVD image quality. You really should just buy the DVD's.

Not so fast though, there is a format war going on and soon HD-DVD's will be the rave. And whenever you do buy a DVD, they always come out with a director's edition or extra scene edition or the gold edition. It's all a racket designed to twist as much money out of you as they can, the bloodsucking %$#^&@%.

Answer 3

Any options suggested are much more expensive than simply buying a second DVD so try finding the DVD on half.com or eBay or a thrift store.

To copy to a VHS, all it has to do is play on the television. I do it a lot, so maybe your tape is old.

There are machines that will copy from a DVD to another DVD, but too much money.

Answer 4

You don't.
There is no VHS tape large enough or a player big enough (at least to you and I ) capable to hold the amount of data from a DVD.
The content you did copy in your attempt is part of the content of the DVD, and the desired result of copy protection on same.

There is software/hardware available to do this, however, as your computer is not an option, then your options are very limited . . . a freestanding machine that will copy a copyrighted DVD.

Answer 5

no,, the VHS machines can not decode the digital DVD!! besides a DVD disc would require 20 or more VHS tapes to copy!! that is why you can buy a DVD disc that has 4 or 5 movies on it!! or like the ones that have 40 half hour episodes of Beverly hillbillies or the Andy Griffith show on them,,,,,

Answer 6

i do no longer think of this is unethical in any respect. to procure the tape, so which you have paid on your precise to be watching it. and especially regardless of if it somewhat is basically for inner maximum use, why must you be out of pocket to purchase a action picture returned, which you have already paid for? i could flow precise forward and do it.you may get a dvd recorder to do it honestly at domicile, so there is not any desire for utility. yet basically notice which you will lose some high quality whilst moving from tape to dvd, so it won't look as sturdy as though to procure the dvd new.